- He is acknowledged as the leading historian on Lon Chaney, and has one of the finest memorabilia collections on the actor. Written three books on Chaney, within a five-year span.
- Quit acting ca. 1978 to become a makeup artist.
- Never played a father-and-son with his actor-dad Larry J. Blake, although they appeared together in a movie and a television episode.
- Appeared in Los Angeles as a guest clown with the Blue Unit of Ringling Bros.-Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1984 and 1986.
- At age 40, he went back to college to get his Bachelor's degree and his Master's degree in Critical Film Theory. Since 1999, Blake returns every semester to his alma matter, CSU, Northridge, to lecture students on the film/TV industry. In 2009, the Cinema and TV Arts department honored Blake with their Distinguished Alumni Award.
- In 1965, Blake appeared in "John Doe Munster" episode of The Minsters television series. In 1980, he did the makeup for the Eddie Munster character, working alongside the show's original makeup artists Karl Silvera and Abe Haberman for the reunion TV-Movie, The Munster's Revenge (1981).
- On August 26, 1983, Blake presented to Lon Chaney's grandson, Lon Ralph Chaney, a plaque from the Makeup Artist and Hair Stylists Union honoring Chaney's unique talent in cinema makeup during a UCLA retrospective.
- Did the makeup for Tom Selleck and John Hillerman for the pilot of Magnum, P.I.
- Aside from being a respected film historian, Blake is also a historian on the Civil War, the American West and Theodore Roosevelt's period in the Dakota territory (1883-87).
- Blake has provided four audio commentaries for Lon Chaney films, as well as appear in DVD featurettes for Stagecoach (1939), Fort Apache (1948), Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1961) and El Dorado (1967).
- His favorite director is John Ford, considering him the greatest director in American cinema. Attended Ford's funeral in 1973.
- Was the driving force for Lon Chaney's hometown of Colorado Springs to name a theatre after the silent screen star. He paid for the Lon Chaney Theatre marquee, and spoke at its unveiling on May 31, 1986.
- Los Angeles: Still working as a makeup artist for the film/TV industry. (October 2013)
- His sixth book, "The Cowboy President: The American West and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt" was chosen as the Best Political Biography of 2018 by True West magazine. His book also won the Gold Medallion in the Biographies/Memoirs category for the Will Rogers Medallion Award in 2019.
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